UPDATE: When Paul Drieman
and Terry Williams left Tennessee in 2008; Return To Torah Ministries was forced to change
the scope of what we do. A very important part of this ministry was the
spiritual and physical health of the people we deal with. This is an
area that Mark Carr has devoted his efforts to and that this ministry is
still active in. This web site and all information
is maintained by Mark. Be sure to select the
link "Are You Sick"
at the left for information on healing.

Below is the origional information on this much needed
ministry:

Return To Torah Ministries is a Christian ministry that
was founded on July 26, 2005 by Mark Carr,
Paul Drieman and Terry Williams with a Sacred Purpose Trust. It is a
unique ministry in Knoxville, Tennessee that was established to be an
umbrella organization helping people across the United States reach out
so they can help others who are in need, one at a time

We seek to minister to the widows and the orphans as we
are commanded in James 1:27. It is our desire to partner the elderly
with the youth so that knowledge and skills can be passed down from one
generation to another. We seek to reach out to local communities
wherever possible and establish programs that educate God's people on
Biblical principles of living, working and health.

We believe one of the best ways to accomplish this is
with mentoring programs that team older experienced people with the
youth to help them wherever possible.

The intent of this ministry is to turn the hearts of the
people back to God and His son Jesus through ministering to the widows,
orphans, youth through those who have a pure love for the Father and
Son in their heart.

This revolutionary calling from God began a ministry
that is dedicated to leading and teaching others to live a pure Torah
life style as taught by Jesus. To experience the promise of Psalms
119:165, "Great peace have those who love Your Torah, And nothing
causes them to stumble". Imagine living as Jesus would live today.
Worshiping like Jesus would worship today. Obeying the same laws that
Jesus obeyed. Living like Jesus instructs us to live. That is what this
ministry wants to accomplish. That is what God is leading us to
restore. Look at our instruction in: Jeremiah 6:16, "Thus says the
LORD: "Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the
good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls.."

Our Theme Is Helping Others Help Others! One of the
goals of this learning center is to provide an atmosphere where this
happens, “And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children,
And the hearts of the children to their fathers...” (Mal 4:6)

Did you know that the Torah is a central part of our
walk with God? Some have been taught that the law is at odds with
grace. This is not what Jesus taught, nor is it what the Bible says.
One example is John 1:17 "For the law was given through Moses, butgrace and truth came through Jesus Christ."

Because some translations insert the
word, "but", a word that does not
belong and does not appear in the original manuscripts (that is why it
is in italics); the whole meaning of this Scripture is changed. The law
is not void of grace and truth, it is not the opposite of grace and
truth. Lets look at the words of Jesus to the religious leaders of his
time: Matt 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For
you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the
weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you
ought to have done, without leaving the others undone."

Jesus said that the "weightier
matters of the law" (Torah) are "justice
and mercy and faith"!! Most
Christians do not know that Jesus is found in the Torah, he
said: John 5:46 "For if you believed Moses, you would believe
Me; for he wrote about Me." This ministry
seeks to show you how to find Jesus in the Torah. This ministry seeks
to turn your heart back to the faith of Jesus, His disciples and Paul
that was based on Torah. We seek to show the importance of observing
the whole Torah because of our love for God; not because of legalism,
John 14:15.